The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-24
fires IN THE WOODS.


anu "iuu oehttoFs Drhhus anu Threatens
w n. Property. 4.
The high wind yesterday, with tho dry.
ness Of tho g,ars and leaves in the woods,
produced rather serious fires In The coun.
try as well "a In the city. Tho dryness OF
everything on the ground was shown by q
peculiar FIRE Saturday which called tho
department out. Sparks from, a B. & O..
locomotive ignited the grsss in tho old
cemetery at tho east end OF Sixteenth
street, and there wan quite blazs before
the flames wore put out.
Shortly before S o'clock yesterday after.
noon, an alarm OF fire was sounded from
box 6. situated at tho Whselng Pottery,
corner Chapline street and LaBelle avenue.
Considering the wind, thoee who we're
acquainted with the locality and heard
the alarm felt no little apprehension for
the safety Of property In the lower end OF
the city till tho "ou!'' signal was
sounded soon after. Tho alarm
was caused by the burning Of
some dry grasu in close proximity
to tho pottery that had been fired, 1t ia
presumed, by spark from passing Bal.
timoro & Ohio engine. 1! was beginning
to blaze In a threatening way, and had it
not been quenched would probably have
caused considerable damage. The drivers
Of the fire apparatus were almost blinded
by the thick ,clouda Of dust that filled the
! air, and al times had to trust TO the intel.
ligence Of their horses as they dashed
along. ~
Yesterday some boys were roaming in
the woods along Woods run in this county
when they chased u rabbit into hallow
stump. Not thinking Of the danger from
the dry vegetation and high wind they
kindled q fire to smoks the rabbit out OF q
holo. The wind burned the flames and
then scattered the Gre in every direction,
aud shortly the whole vicinity YVES wrap.
ped in flame. The woods were still burn
ing, in numerous places after dark las.
night. l3ttr. =. J., '575
In come way fra was also started on the
hill back OF Rsyuann's brewery yesterday
afternoon, aud though it was thought the
flames had been extinguished, they broke
out again last night, and for whilo fencea
and buildinga were endangered. S;mi!a:
t!rea are mentioned in the news from
BellalIe. It was reported last night that a
large frame building on the hill at tbs
north end of Bellsire was burned, but the
report could not be confirmed nor dis
proven. N 'aa b.
A report waa brought up the liver from
Moundayille Saturday night that fires
started by sparks from locomotives had
done a good deal Of damngs to the Burley
and Coctayno fa1mH, Friday and Satur.
day. It wac stated that on Friday after
noon 3 pasture fsld on the Burley farm
had been fred and burned over, quite 8
large amount Of hay being burned. Sat-
urday q similar field on the Cockeyne
larm met the game late, despite tho e1sr.
lions OF q force of,me1 who turned out to
check the progress OF tho fire. Every.
thing along the railroad ia as dry as tin.
der, and there are feara in some quarters
that these fires may berepeatsd on much
more extensive ecale. ~. "a
A gentleman noticed FIRE in the treotle
work Of the Ohio River road ct the foot Of
Twenty-seccnd street about 5 o'clock Sat.
urday evening, and informed Bud jasper,
Q! the Baltimore e. Ohio; road, who
summoned force Of men and extin.
suished the Ore. The tres,ls work had
ignited probably from a spark, and had it
not been noticed at the time, might have
resulted in o big couazgration.